.. _bap-enable-conference-now:

Enable User to Host Conference Now
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.. _21.1|VOSS-795|EKB-1059:

This procedure allows a subscriber to host a conference.

.. note:: 
   Conference Now is a Cisco Call Manager Ad Hoc conference service,  
   available only to Cisco users. See the Cisco Unified Communications Manager 
   documentation for more information about Conference Now.



**Prerequisite**:

* Configure the **CUCM User Details** field display policy to show the **Enable User To Host Conference Now**
  setting on the pop-up that displays when selecting **Update User (Cisco User)** in the Quick Actions:

  * In the VOSS-4-UC Admin interface, go to (default menu navigation)
    **Customizations > Field Display Policies**).
  * Add the following field: ``mvs_cucm_user.enableUserToHostConferenceNow``

    .. note::
     Only fields prefixed ``mvs_cucm_user`` may be added to the Cisco settings pop-up.

* In the Business Admin Portal the subscriber you're editing must have a 
  Cisco user. There are two ways to add a Cisco user in the Business Admin Portal: 

  Open the Subscriber from the list view; then, choose an option:

  * Click **Add Cisco User (Profile)**, (adds a Cisco user from profiles); or,
  * Click **Add Cisco User (QAS)** (adds a Cisco user from Quick Add Subscriber).


.. note::

   This procedure enables a user to host Conference Now from within the Business Admin Portal (via
   the Subscribers dashboard Quick Links).

   There are three options for enabling this feature in the VOSS-4-UC Admin interface:

   * On the Details tab of the CUCM Users[username] page), or;
   * When adding a subscriber using Quick Add Subscriber (via the Quick Add Group and a
     CUCM user template that has Conference Now enabled), or;
   * When adding a subscriber from profiles, and selecting a user template that has Conference Now enabled



**Perform these steps**:

1. Log in to the Business Admin Portal.
#. In the left menu, click (default menu) **Subscribers** to open the Subscribers landing page.
#. Click **View All Subscribers** to open the Subscribers list.
#. Locate the relevant user; then, click in the row to open the Subscribers[subscriber name] dashboard.
#. In the **Quick Actions** pane, click **Update User (Cisco User)** to open the pop-up displaying
   the Cisco settings available for editing via the quick actions link.

   At the time of writing, options are:

   ==================================== =======================================
   **Field**                            **Description**
   IM and Presence Enable               Displays by default
   IPCC Extension                       Displays by default; drop-down list 
                                        showing a list of user associated 
                                        line/route partitions
   Enable User To Host Conference Now   Defines whether to allow a user to 
                                        host a conference.
   Meeting Number                       Displays only when **Enable User to 
                                        Host Conference Now** is enabled.
   Attendee Access Code                 Displays only when **Enable User to 
                                        Host Conference Now** is enabled.
   ==================================== =======================================

#. Select **Enable User To Host Conference Now**. 

   The meeting number and attendee access code displays. 

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#. Click **Submit**. The Cisco user is updated.




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